# Spring Gardens Community, Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish

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Community · Morant Bay 

# Spring Gardens

Spring Gardens is a community of Jamaica in Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish. It covers **8.26 km²**. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 8.3km²
- 219 mtypical elevation

## Where is Spring Gardens?

Spring Gardens lies in [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/), [Saint Thomas Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Church Corner](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/church-corner/), [Middleton](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/middleton/), [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/morant-bay/), [Wilmington](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/wilmington/) and [York](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/seaforth/york/). By area it is the 446th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 9.6% of [Morant Bay](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-thomas/morant-bay/). The centre of Spring Gardens is about 40 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 4.1 km from Morant Bay, the main town of Morant Bay. The centre point is at 17.9156° N, 76.4241° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Spring Gardens

### Nearby, outside Spring Gardens

- Morant House · ruins, Church Corner1.4 km
- Morant Bay Courthouse · ruins, Morant Bay4.2 km
- Fort Morant (1758) · attraction, Morant Bay4.2 km
- Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree) · attraction, Danvers Pen5.6 km
- Rozelle Falls · waterfall, White Horses6.7 km
- Hillside Cemetery · memorial, Hillside7.1 km
- Creighton Hall Cave · cave, White Horses7.7 km
- Bath Fountain Hotel & Spa · attraction, Bath8.9 km
- Coley House · ruins, Font Hill9.4 km
- Style Hut Cave · cave, Port Morant10 km
- White Sand · beach, Leith Hall11 km
- Land Authority · monument, Trinityville11 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Spring Gardens

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) · Kingston39 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen43 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:29) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:28, sunset around 17:32).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Spring Gardens

Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Spring Gardens.

- Hermitage
- Hicks Hall
- Middleton
- Spring Garden

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Spring Gardens and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Morant Bay, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Feb (26 °C). About 980 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (180 mm) and the driest Feb (18 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to June**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 26 35 

Feb 26 18 

Mar 26 27 

Apr 27 40 

May 27 117 

Jun 28 101 

Jul 28 75 

Aug 28 111 

Sep 28 131 

Oct 28 180 

Nov 27 94 

Dec 27 51 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Spring Gardens

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Saint Thomas Infirmary · Church Corner 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88593&mlon=-76.41812#map=17/17.88593/-76.41812) 

Bank Scotiabank · Morant Bay 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88181&mlon=-76.40839#map=17/17.88181/-76.40839) 

ATM Scotiabank · Harbour View 32 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.95150&mlon=-76.71963#map=17/17.95150/-76.71963) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies, Morant Bay · Church Corner 3.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88524&mlon=-76.41827#map=17/17.88524/-76.41827) 

Hotel Morant Villas · Morant Bay 4.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88110&mlon=-76.40637#map=17/17.88110/-76.40637) 

Mall Royal Mall · Central Port Antonio 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.18001&mlon=-76.45143#map=17/18.18001/-76.45143) 

School Paul Bogle High School · Church Corner 2.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.89502&mlon=-76.42361#map=17/17.89502/-76.42361) 

College Morant Bay Community College · Church Corner 3.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88330&mlon=-76.41670#map=17/17.88330/-76.41670) 

Police station The Jamaica Constabulary Morant Bay · Morant Bay 4.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88114&mlon=-76.40933#map=17/17.88114/-76.40933) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in Morant Bay

- Church Corner
- Duhaney Pen
- Johns Town
- Lyssons
- Morant Bay
- Retreat
- White Horses
- Wilmington

## Quick answers

- Where is Spring Gardens?In Morant Bay, Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Spring Gardens?Church Corner, Middleton, Morant Bay, Wilmington and York
- What is there to see in Spring Gardens?Morant House, Morant Bay Courthouse, Fort Morant (1758), Chill spot (Tyre or Ackee Tree)
- What time zone is Spring Gardens in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Spring Gardens?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Spring Gardens?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Spring Gardens?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the best time to visit Spring Gardens?November to June
- Where is the nearest hospital to Spring Gardens?Saint Thomas Infirmary, about 3.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Spring Gardens?Scotiabank, about 4.1 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Spring Gardens?Scotiabank, about 32 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Spring Gardens?TotalEnergies, Morant Bay, about 3.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Spring Gardens?JM120407 (OCHA common operational dataset)